Reports: Saints to name Eagles OC Kellen Moore head coach

Field Level Media
09 Feb 2025, 21:55 GMT+10

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The New Orleans Saints will name Kellen Moore as their next head coach, multiple outlets reported Sunday.

Moore has one piece of unfinished business before he's free to take the job: the Super Bowl. Moore is the offensive coordinator of the Philadelphia Eagles, who will meet the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX on Sunday night in New Orleans.

The Saints are replacing Dennis Allen, who was fired in November after a 2-7 start to the 2024 season. They are one of seven teams that had a vacancy at head coach; the other six jobs have been filled.

At 35, Moore will become the youngest head coach in the NFL, once the deal is official. It will be his first head-coaching role.

A record-setting quarterback at Boise State, Moore was a backup quarterback with the Detroit Lions (2012-14) and Dallas Cowboys (2015-17). After six seasons in the NFL, Moore transitioned to coaching, first as the quarterbacks coach of the Cowboys (2018) and then as offensive coordinator (2019-22).

When then-head coach Mike McCarthy took over the play calling in 2023, Moore exited Dallas and became offensive coordinator with the Los Angeles Chargers before joining the Eagles in 2024.

The Eagles generated 367.2 yards of offense in 2024 -- eighth in the NFL -- and were second in rushing (179.3 yards per game) behind Saquon Barkley and his 2,005 rushing yards.

Moore won't have the luxury of an impact player like Barkley in New Orleans, which is $54.1 million over the salary cap, per Over The Cap, and faces roster questions and decisions on both sides of the ball.

--Field Level Media

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